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T. J LBARY.

STEAM GULINAM- VESSEL. 4 No. 355,328. Patented Jan. 4, 1887.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.355,323, dated January a, 1867. vApplication tiled February 23, 1586. Serial No. lgll. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, THoMAs J. Lunar, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, (Town of Lake,) in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Steam Culinary Vessels, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the acco'nipan ying drawings.

rlhe objeetl have in view is to produce steam culinary vessels in which, for the pur- 'pose of easier handling, of better inspection,

and more thorough cleansing, the cooking vessel inserted into the water-boiler is made 'detachable therefrom, and that provides a stea1n-circuiation from such Water-boiler into a second cooking vessel placed on top thereof.

My invention therefore consists in the peculiar novel construction of such vessels and in their arrangement relative to each other, all as will be hereinafter fullydescribed and spe cically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of two cooking vessels, yone placed on top of the other; and Fig. 2 a vertical cross section of the parts separated and showing their connections.

Corresponding letters in theseveral figures of the drawings designate like parts.

A denotes the water-boiler, provided with bail a, and B the cooking vessel, consisting ofa kettle having to its upper edge a horizontal annular flange, b, to the outer edge ot' which is again secured a cylindrical flange, d, which latter is sufficiently larger in diameter: than the water-boiler to passover the upper )edge of the same and form a closejoint therewith, so as to be readily taken apart and put together again. To flange d Yare secured at diainetrically opposite sides ear handles e, and through ilangeb is cut a hole provided with a nozzle, f, that extends downward.

C is another cylindrical cookingvessel of equal diameter with boiler A and with a liat bottom. One shank of an L-shaped tube, g, is secured upon the bottoni of vessel C, the otherfshank of which being projected through such bottom to enter nozzle f and form a close joint therewith. For the purpose of guiding 5o and holding vessel C vertically in line with vessels A and B, two V-shaped legs, 71, are secured under the bottom of boiler C, that Will bear against the inside face of kettle B, and these legs, being ofthe same length, as the projecting portion of tube g and at equal distances from it and each other, the legs and tube will form the feet for the vessel to stand upon when detached. provided with ear-handles i, secured to its upper edge at diainetrically, opposite points.

D is a detachable false bottom, perforated and provided with legs j, for supporting it at proper elevation above the bottoni of vessel C, and with, handle Z, t'or removing it.

E is the cover, that will tit upon either one ofthe vessels A,B, o r C,and which is provided with a knob-handle, m.

The vessel A being partly tilled with water, and the vessel B being inserted therein, with its iiange d overlapping the rim of ves. sel A, meat or other food to be cooked is placed therein, and then the vessel C is placed upon vessel B, to form a cover thereto, with its tubeg inserted into nozzlef. This vessel C is particularly intended for boiling po,- tatoes or for cooking other vegetables, which for that purpose are placed upon perforated bottoni D. The vessel A being placed over the iire, the water therein will vboil and will cook the meat in vessel B, that it surrounds,`

while the steam generated from such water will enter vessel C through tube g, and will circulate through the potatoes or other vegetables therein, cooking the same, and the Water of condensation will run back into vessel A through tube y. After the cooking is completed the vessel C is removed, and then the vessel B is lifted out of boiler A, when the hot water in such boiler' maybe used for boiling eggs or for washing dishes, after which such boiler or vessel can be thoroughly cleaned to be in condition for future use.

The vessels A and B alone can be used for l. The combination, with the boiler A, of roo cooking-vessel B, provided with flat annular flange b, resting upon the upper edge of the The vessel C is alsex bo1er,andthe flange d,surrounding said boiler, In testimony whereof I ax my signature in as set forth.

2. The combination, with a steam culinary vessel consisting of parts A and B, detaehably 5 connected and having nozzle f, of vessel C, pro- Witnesses:

vided with L-shaped tube g and legs h, lsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS J. LEARY.

ANTON SCHOENINGER, R. F. SAYERS. .Y

' It is hereby certified that the name of the patentee in Letters Patent No. 355,328,

granted January 4, 1887, for an improvement in Steam Culinary Vessels, Was erroneously Written and printed Thomas J. Leary,7 Whereas said name should have beenV Written and printed Thomas J. Lenny,- and thatv said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the ease in the Patent Office.

Signed, countersigned, and sealed this 25th day of January, A. D. 1887.

[SEAL] D. L. HAWKINS,

Acting Secretary of the Interior. Countersigned:

R. B. VANGE,

Acting Commissioner' of Patents. 

